Andrew Young (skier)

Andrew Young
Andrew Young in 2014
Country United Kingdom
Born (1992-02-12) 12 February 1992 (age 32)
Huntly, Scotland
Ski clubHuntly Nordic SC
World Cup career
Seasons15 – (2009–present)
Starts150
Podiums4
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (25th in 2021)
Discipline titles0
Updated on 29 March 2023.

Andrew "Andy" Young (born 12 February 1992) is a Scottish cross-country skier. He competed for Great Britain in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, finishing in 74th place in the 15km freestyle.[1] In 2008, he became the youngest skier to compete in a World Cup event.[2]

At the 2010 Games, Young finished 14th in the team sprint event and 60th in the individual sprint event. For the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009, he finished 14th in the 4 × 10 km relay and 98th in the individual sprint event.

Young also competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics, where he finished 37th in the 15km classical competition.[3]

Young took his first top 10 finish in the Cross-Country Skiing World Cup in December 2015, when he finished in ninth place at a freestyle sprint competition in Davos, Switzerland.[4] On 19 December 2015 he took Great Britain's first World Cup podium when he finished third in a sprint event in a 2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup competition in Toblach, Italy.[5] Young achieved a top 10 result in December 2019, finishing 8th in the 15 km freestyle event in Davos.

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual  		 30 km 
 skiathlon  		 50 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2010 18 74 — — 60 — DNF
2014 22 37 — — 42 — DNF
2018 26 57 — — 46 — 12
2022 28 51 — —[a] 36 — 20

a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

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 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual  		 30 km 
 skiathlon  		 50 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2009 17 — — — 98 14 —
2011 19 — — — 61 15 —
2013 21 53 55 54 45 — —
2015 23 — — — 40 — —
2017 25 46 DNF — 22 — —
2019 27 36 — 38 22 — 13
2021 29 45 — — — — 13
2023 31 29 — — 46 — 6

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		Ski Tour
2020 		World Cup
Final 		Ski Tour
Canada
2009 17 NC NC NC — — — — —
2010 18 NC NC NC — — — — —
2011 19 NC — NC — — — — —
2012 20 NC — NC — — — — —
2013 21 NC NC NC — DNF — — —
2015 23 110 NC 56 DNF DNF — — —
2016 24 46 NC 17 — DNF — — DNF
2017 25 53 81 25 — DNF — 27 —
2018 26 74 NC 33 — DNF — 63 —
2019 27 51 52 29 DNF DNF — 32 —
2020 28 43 37 28 — — DNF — —
2021 29 25 33 7 14 — — — —
2022 30 62 78 32 — — — — —
2023 31 64 68 41 — — — — —

Individual podiums

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  • 4 podiums – (3 WC, 1 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2015–16 19 December 2015 Italy Toblach, Italy 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
2 2018–19 24 March 2019 Canada Quebec City, Canada 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
3 2020–21 12 December 2020 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
4 19 December 2020 Germany Dresden, Germany 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Athlete : Andrew YOUNG". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. ^ Ryan Bangs. "Musgrave, Young and Hughes making promising Olympic debuts". morethanthegames.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Athletes - Andrew Young". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Ryding on a high after career-best World Cup finish". Eurosport. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Andrew Young wins Britain's first cross-country sprint medal". BBC Sport. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
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